These past few weeks have been rather packed, both eventfully and emotionally.
In my exhaustion I half seriously/jokingly told the girls I was going to quit. Beth and Bethany threatened to tape me to the wall if I ever came close to making that decision! :) Of course I wouldn't- a rather crazy idea seeing we're so close to finishing...
But that's the great part about the girls here- we're in it together, and we're getting through it together. A definite team. They've been a tremendous encouragement to me, and I sure love them all! :)
This past week we've had a lot of classes on top of our assignments. So in many ways I felt like I was jumping from clinic to class to assignment before falling into bed! :) Friday was my only day off of clinic or class, so I hibernated with my assignment at a coffee shop for 12 hours. The coffee shop owners must have thought I was a little loopy. :S :) But thankfully I was able to get a lot done. Part of me was glad it was a busy week...
Last week I had another continuity gave birth, and then Monday, yesterday and today I handled three more births! :) This morning's shift was insane with lots of patients and complications. But God was gracious and brought us through it. I was close to delivering two babies, but I endorsed my second labor to the next shift about half hour before she delivered.
Come to think of it, yesterday was also a crazy shift. I was helping out with one birth when a 16 year old girl walked in pretty much ready to push her baby out. From looking at her lying on the bed she hardly looked pregnant, and after glancing at her chart I realized she wasn't quite term. But there wasn't much we could do as she was already pushing, except prepare for immediate transport after. A few minutes later I was holding a very tiny but vigorous four pound baby boy in my hands! Because the baby was stabilizing well, we allowed him to stay for awhile to bond and breastfeed with his mom before transporting for more intensive care. Below I've posted a few pictures....
Please pray for me this week that the Lord would not only give me the energy but the joy to continue on with the work He has provided for me here. I also have two continuities that are due to deliver any time- please also pray all goes well.
I guess I should say "Happy Valentines Day!" I actually love the true story behind this day of Saint Valentine.
Well, here's to another week of God's great faithfulness! He never promised life would be easy or painless, but He does promise that He will always be with us!
These two pictures above are of my preterm baby
Her nickname is Jem- and she certainly was a "Gem" She delivered on Jan 25
Another patient I grew to love so much!! She delivered on February 1st
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